Tag Archives: Attachment

shadow of you

out of this body,
out of this mind
running frantically in place
as though running out of time
in my dreams i search for you
amid a forest thick with mist,
but you are not to be found,
and there i remain alone and adrift
when suddenly you appear
under a half-lit waning moon,
time seems to stand still, illuminated
yet you disappear far too soon
i reach blindly for your shadow
to it shall i cling,
but your shadow slowly fades
no solace does it bring


Endings, live performance by East Forest

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morning shall wait

morning blushes,
soft light begs entry
through the tiny cracks
in my window

I sigh,
not ready to greet the day
longing to return to that place,
that distant, starry place
in my dreams
where time and sense
are nonexistent,
and all that matters is you and me,
the pair of us
illuminated like an iridescent flame,
a warming glow that never fades
and never grows cold-

we dance till dusk
to the music of Sirius
under a canopy of glittering stars
until I am blushing,
every inch of me
like trees flowering in summer–
the dream weaver softly casts his charms
and I sigh,

…morning shall have to wait

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the ache that bends

The attachment wound…if you’re adopted, you might get it…

the ache that bends

till i feel i might snap

visits from time to time

a hollow within

that has existed since

the day you abandoned me

a window, the only light

in a darkened room

full of shadows that frighten

but even more so,

the endless, pathetic quiet

there is no one there,

no voice to soothe and cajole

the ache that bends

feels icy and hot,

defiant and soft

i demand it leave,

to no avail

the ache that bends

until I feel I might snap

and yet,

I never do…

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